Debbie, I do have to share with you something funny. My husband and I went out for the evening, and when I called my daughter to check on her, she mentioned that she heard "someone" walking about upstairs.

I grew alarmed but she assured me that she checked it out and all was well. "Checked it out?" I asked. She said, "Yes, I thought it was either a ghost or an intruder. I grabbed a big stick and went upstairs to look around."

I chastised her for being brave and told her next time, if she really thought someone had broken in, she should call 911 and stay downstairs and away from possible harm! She said no one was up there so it probably was a ghost.

A ghost? She just shrugged and went back downstairs to play a computer game. LOL. A ghost does not freak her out.

In the past, we heard little pitter-pattering of a child running up and down the stairs. And we caught a glimpse of a female caretaker. We simply asked them to please leave as they were frightening our son. They were gone right away. So my daughter just sees ghosts as people, which they once were.

I had a wonderful day today. I rode my horse for the first time this year. I have been so busy and preoccupied, and I live far from her, so the time really got away from me.

It was a leisurely ride over a lot of acreage. We rode in green hay fields, alongside a pond, and near forested areas. The air was brisk and fresh. Birds were singing all around us, and I could see them flitting from branch to branch and from tree to tree. A red-tailed hawk circled above some trees nearby during the moments when I sat on my stopped horse just to take it all in. I was so relaxed just being out in nature and enjoying the time with my horse.

It was an experience I really needed. It was like a reset button for my spirit.